§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total cost paid in allowances for members of the Foreign Service serving overseas in the most recent three years.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe total sums paid in allowances to members of the Diplomatic Service serving overseas in the last three years were:
1972–73 £10.1 million 1973–74 £11.8 million 1974–75 £12.4 million
§ Mr. Welshasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many persons in his Department 887W receive educational allowances in respect of their children; and what is the total sum involved.
§ Mr. EnnalsAt the beginning of the school term just ending 1,103 members of the Diplomatic Service were in receipt of boarding school allowance in respect of children attending boarding schools in the United Kingdom.
The total amount of boarding school allowance paid in 1974–75, the last financial year for which figures are available on an annual basis, was £2,025,875.
Some financial assistance, within prescribed limits, is given where necessary towards day school fees for some children who accompany their parents abroad. The total amount of this assistance is not readily available since the number of such children is not recorded centrally.